Today's NY Times reports that an Alaska Republican is trying to slip a provision into a Coast Guard budget bill that would effectively kill the Cape Wind project, as it would require that wind turbines be no closer than 1.5 nautical miles … [Read more...]

So here's the deal: Very basically, the state's Chief Information Officer, Peter Quinn, has proposed that for its computing, the state use document formats that are completely open and transparent to any vendor. That means you wouldn't need … [Read more...]

Other implications, off the top of my head:Wind farm: More likely. Reilly can change his mind, especially since a good part of his potential constituency seems more likely to favor it.Gay Marriage: Now even more likely to stay, without the … [Read more...]

Regarding 1: Essentially, he wants to be in an executive position, to be able to influence public safety directly, on the micro-level. He wants to address issues -- from drug-offender recidivism to sex offenders to bullying -- on the … [Read more...]

Somerville alderman-at-large Denise Provost officially kicked off her campaign for State Representative two days ago, with a party at Sabur restaurant in Teele Square.  The place was absolutely jampacked; you could hardly move in the … [Read more...]

Every now and then I fall apart ... The Bonnie Tyler administration continues: RomneyCo had to <a … [Read more...]

Some holiday hilarity from the good people of Romney is a Fraud. … [Read more...]

'Nuff said. … [Read more...]